Rockstar, CD Projekt Red, and EA are Working from Home due to Covid-19

Development continues at safe distances.

Multiple game studios are now requiring employees to work from home due to the still ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Maybe you've heard of it? Teams that are usually busy working together on whatever projects at their respective studios have been told to work from home when possible.

Some of the studios that have taken to working from home include Rockstar Games, CD Projekt Red, and even EA. For the employees at these studios, this means...

Dan Houser Leaving Rockstar

The Rockstar co-founder to leave after over 20 years with the company.

Dan Houser is the co-founder of Rockstar Games. He's been with the studio since the studio first began operations back in 1998. After taking an "extended break" starting Spring 2019, Houser will officially part ways from the company he helped build.

Rockstar parent company, Take-Two Interactive, made this news official with a brief report to the United States Security and Exchange Commision....

Grand Theft Auto IV Pulled from Steam

It's unclear why.

A few hours ago this evening, users begin to notice that Grand Theft Auto IV was no longer able to be purchased through Steam. This was also echoed in a package change for Grand Theft Auto IV that was caught by SteamDB. This impacts both the standalone version of Grand Theft Auto IV and the Complete Edition that includes the game's two expansions.

As of right now, Rockstar has not made any public statement about why the game was pulled from sale on Steam....

Rockstar Games Accused of Abusing Tax Laws

Go easy on them, they're a small upstart!

TaxWatch, a UK-based "investigative think tank," just published a report that accuses Rockstar Games of dodging corporate taxes while also taking advantage of millions of pounds worth of tax credits. That is to say, TaxWatch says that Rockstar finagled their profits in a way that keeps its UK-based studios reporting very small figures in order to keep claiming those tax credits, while simultaneously reporting higher than normal profits...

GTA Online is Finally Getting a Casino Update

It's taken almost six years.

Finally. Finally, the casino is coming to GTA Online. That big ol' building has been sitting north of Los Santos doing absolutely nothing for almost six years now. Its front was adorned with a "Opening Soon!" sign for literally years. Now, it looks like some big changes are finally coming. If you go to the area now, you may see some little odds and ends out front of the Casino's main entrance.

Former Rockstar Employee Claims Former Executive Sexually Harassed Him

This industry still has a lot of growing up to do.

According to a report filed by Kotaku's Jason Schreier, a former Rockstar designer says that a former top executive groped him. The designer, Colin Brundschu, says that he wasn't sure what to do when he was groped by Jeronimo Barrera, the former VP of product development at Rockstar.

Bundschu says that after he was hired in 2014, his colleagues gave him a warning of "don't cross Jeronimo Barrera." He was warned...

Red Dead Online 'Spoils of War' Out Now

A new Showdown mode and more cosmetic items were just added today to Red Dead Online Beta as part of the "Spoils of War" update. As with the other content updates released for the game, this update is free to everyone that owns Red Dead Redemption 2. ...

Red Dead Online Beta Update is Big and Out Now

Rockstar has released the twice teased first major content update for Red Dead Online Beta today. As promised, this update delivers new gameplay modes, changes to free roam, new clothing, new emotes, and more. Today also marks the start of Daily Challenges for the game.

The update is free for everyone. All you need to do is own Red Dead Redemption 2, which a lot of you probably already have. ...

Red Dead Online Beta Brings New Modes, New Weapons, and More in Next Week's Update

Rockstar passed along word that they are readying another update for Red Dead Online Beta that will be released on Tuesday, February 26. That's less than a week away from the time of this posting. This update brings in the first batch of new weapons, clothing, and emotes for characters. It also includes some new open world improvements to the game, many of which were detailed last week. There will also be some new modes and more coming. ...

Red Dead Online Beta Update Adds New Features on February 26

A new update for Red Dead Online Beta will arrive on February 26. This update includes some new content in addition to some much needed changes. These changes include, but are not limited to: A better way to handle player visibility, balancing to bounty hunters and the law, and more.

More comprehensive details can be found below. Rockstar says that some additional details on new content will be announced soon.

Get Five Free Gold Bars for Playing Red Dead Online this Weekend

Rockstar Games announced that all players who log in to Red Dead Online Beta this weekend from January 25 (that's today) through Sunday, January 27 will get five Gold Bars delivered to them by Tuesday, January 29. Sadly, these are in-game gold bars and not real ones.

In addition, Rockstar has made some upgrades to their Gun Rush lobbies. This mode is the 32-player battle-royale style game mode found in Red Dead Online Beta. Let's take a look at the full details of today's changes and bonuses. ...

Rockstar Begins Selling Gold Bars for Real Money in Red Dead Online

I guess the beta for Red Dead Online is "good" enough now that Rockstar felt comfortable opening up their real-money store for the game. Starting today, you can purchase gold bars to fulfill Red Dead Online's second economy. These bars allow you to purchase various in-game items such as horses, outfits, weapon customizations, and more without spending the other in-game currency of "RDO$" or Red Dead Online dollars.
The prices for gold bars begins at $9.99 (USD), which will net you 25 gold...

Out Now: GTA Online Becomes Twisted Metal in Arena War

Arena Mode is now available in GTA Online. It was announced just yesterday and boom, like that it has been released. Think of Arena Mode as a game show built around the idea of Twisted Metal with a bunch of in-game rewards for your GTA Online player.

Welcome to a new era of entertainment. Time to sit down, strap in, and battle other would-be opponents in the greatest orgy of sports and automotive gladiatorial combat in human history.
The most deranged vehicles! The most brutal weap